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BY : Neil Rees  Christian Today Every year, thousands of children across the UK attend a Christingle service at a local church. This is the story … Christkindl In the German-speaking world, Christmas was very much about the coming of the Christ-child. In the […]
ReligionBY : Rowan Williams, Irene Lancaster   Christian Today The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster, discuss the implications of assisted suicide being made legal if Kim Leadbeater’s bill succeeds, and why they are against this. IL: Before we […]
ReligionBY  : Heather Tomlinson  Christian Today The carol has remained a central part of our seasonal tradition for people of Christian faith and none. It is one of the few remnants of explicitly religious heritage that England has, and has even survived atheist attempts […]
ReligionBY  : Staff writer  Christian Today A teacher and teenaged student have been shot and killed at a private Christian school in the US state of Wisconsin. At least six others were injured in the attack at Abundant Life Christian School in the city […]
ReligionBY : Peter Crumpler   Christian Today One of the Church of England’s most senior bishops has lamented that families will not be watching TV together this Christmas. But there’s a greater risk that millions of TV viewers might lose out on some of their […]
ReligionBY : Neil Rees  Christian Today In the run-up to Christmas, primary schools and Sunday schools often put on Nativity plays. This custom, however, is a surprisingly modern tradition. Here is its story. Nativity plays A Nativity play is a production that tells the […]
ReligionBY : Samantha Kamman  Christian Today After the display raised a few eyebrows, the Vatican appears to have removed a Nativity scene that showed baby Jesus lying on a keffiyeh, the traditional scarf used as a national symbol by Palestinians that anti-Israel activists have […]
ReligionBY  : Martin Davie   Christian Today The writer of the Letter to the Hebrews reminds Christians that they are surrounded by a great “cloud of witnesses” (NRSV). That “cloud” has continued to grow in size since then. In this monthly column we will be […]
ReligionBY : Samantha Kamman   Christian Today Leaders of churches and ecclesial communities in Syria met with representatives of the armed Islamic-led rebel groups that seized control of the country amid fears that Christians could face persecution or strict regulations that could disrupt their faith […]
ReligionBY : Duncan Williams  Christian Today Archaeologists in Germany have confirmed the discovery of a 1,750-year-old amulet containing a silver scroll, now recognised as the oldest physical evidence of Christianity north of the Alps. The extraordinary artefact was first uncovered in 2018 during excavations of […]
ReligionBY  : George Makeen  Christian Today This has been an extraordinarily heartbreaking year for the peoples of the Middle East. No one could have predicted the bloodshed across the Holy Land that has lasted for more than a year, or the current dramatic events […]
ReligionBY  : Heather Tomlinson  Christian Today It might be a heartwarming sight to see a pile of colourfully wrapped presents sitting snug under a twinkling Christmas tree. But post-celebrations, the resulting pile of goods can also sometimes leave us a little bit guilty, […]
ReligionBYÂ :Â Â Christian Post A California civil rights attorney known for defending churches during the coronavirus shutdown could soon be working in a top legal position in the Trump administration. President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that he has nominated Harmeet K. Dhillon, the former […]
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